Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-23
Boston Produce Market.

BOSTON. Dec. 81, 1881.
There has been a light trade in butter the
Ing sales. and the prevailing opinion 10 That
the market viii stifen up again after the luli
incidental to the holidays. Fine fresh cream
s at full H''f prices Ice and this viii PROBABLY
Aold up Until, there is muoh larger sup.
ply than at present. We quote Western
ira firsts esGeaTo; do nrsts ss124o do fancy
imitation creamery ,2a422lfc; do second lo92lc;
do factory, choice, fresh. s2cts do fair to good
89@c; do extra arsts. saG25c Vermont extra
creamery. 2s0ssc do extra frsts, 25@27c;
dairy good to Choice siso ,s%s a,r
'sr se ss eastern sSsamer 11s s good
| to choice, s5Qtabc. Low grades Of but
ter as to quality. The above quotations
| lots. Jobbing prices one or two eta. higher.
CHEESE-No increased animation can be
| reported in the chit r0" market. A moderate
| local trade s in % ~ s, and u fair quantity
| is going into CUn,umpt!on. but nobody is
buying for future use, and the tone is decid-
edly tame. We quote Northern choice; at
egllc; Northern sage, H@l3c; joboing prices
EGGS~East fresh, 27G2s cents; do firsts "a
choice Canada, 2lG23c; good to choice west
| rem, 2aQI24c.
ern young fresh Killed turkeys, choice. l3@l4c
Northern fair 10 good. l00l2c; Western
young fresh killed turkeys. choice. ll@l2c, ;
Western fair TO good, 70l0c Northern fresh
killed chickens, choice, l3Gl4c: fair TO good
lIGl2, Northern fresh Killed fowls. lO0l0c 4;
Western fowls and chickens .9lOc.
, BEANS-Choice small New York hand pick
| ed pea 81 70 0,S2 50 q bush !; choice New York
large hand picked pea 81 i5I@2 So ; small Yer
mont hand-picked pea; 80 : 50; choice
screened pea , 2jG1 50; hand picked medium
| 2 4pd2 50 choice screened Iii edium, 23eG2 40
| choice yellow eyes 40 49,
SEEDS-Timothy, North market is nom
aG9Ac per 10 clover, West, S&S1ac; red top
West, per 30 III sack, so6J2 TO- Jersey, 2 100
leu ~
fair TO good. slj6sl Eastern fine. Sl2Ol5 poor
u ordinary hay, si0tl4: Fast swale SlOgl H. Rye
,traw, choice, SE.5J@lS50; some fancy ord,
higher ont straw. SSQ1S 81.
| POTATOES-Houlton rose. per bushei,
Soc HOultOn HebrOns, 9Oc; ArOOstook rose, ~
Soc; Aroostook iehrons; 9Oc. Vermont rose,
mont Burbanks S51Wc Northern heorons,
75c; Northcrn peerless, S5490c prolitcs, Soc ;
Island barrel stock, 81 so for choice, with bulk
at s5c for hebrons, soc for rose, and doc for
white; Chenango S. 7O175c; Macl ntres, '5c
y. ;. and y. b. barrel stock, 81 5Ofor choice.
SWEET POTAIOES-Nortolk Yellow nom
tunl;, extra Jerseys, S40i "a. = bbl. for
IumrIGN POTATOES scotch, magnum
so; = bush. sc lbs; regent, sOc champion
TALLOw-City rendered, 424G47sc; ooun.
try, iG4lec; rough. 202l9c; -.
/
fair aud prices remain the same. sales of
mess nave been at Sli l5Ul6 %; extra
prlnc 10 1JGGl4 2j clear and backs.Sli 21l1lS 1t
| n bhi. Beet has been quiet ana sales are made
10 "A moderate extent at beGJS 90 for mess ana
extra coos IA q pOl. for plate ana iamliy
Lard is in demand ana firm AT SOS 1Ge 10
Smoked hams ure quiet at lubllc u 10
GREEN FRUIT-Ihe market for apples has
ruled steady, "a moderate demand. NO.
Baldwins command s212.2j, and some very
choice run up to So a lew fancy Nartes
are quoted al s; GG3 y. Greetings at SlI1WS2
common grades, Sl@l 80 per barrel, DRIED
Iapples are quiet at l@llc tor best cNapo'
rated, ana .HG per pound Ton sun dried.
| GRAIN-tuTu has ruled firm and sales Oh
steamer mI ned have been Mt tbUGic, ana yell
low 6,WGsc per bu-G"l oats on the spot arc
much higher, ana No. = white AT the close are
not uiirr, much under i3le per bushel, ah'
Tor fancy clipped 81 IS asked. Bran Is IN de
mand and sells al So % for spring, ana s2i iol
winter: middhnps at So jOd25 10; cotton
$, ed meal AT S2i 80 spot ana toarrlNe.
HOPS-ChOcc lSsd Eastern and New YORK
&c per 10; common to medium, "N'e
cnoicc to fancy lscI lots, lttlec.
TIE WOOL MARKET.
There is no improvement Of note TO repor'
in woui. Prices are barely steady ana th'
demand confined To small lots for lmmedal'
lIse. Sa.cs OF Ohio and PennsylNanla leece'
have been III 3CG3lc for y; 3l9eDd@c lo'